Wreckage of Air Asia to be lifted

Salvage teams have begun operations to raise the fuselage of Air Asia flight QZ8501, which crashed into the Java sea last month killing all 162 on board.

However, the initial attempt was unsuccessful as the ropes around the fuselage snapped.

Another 4 bodies have been recovered, bringing the total amount to 69, with more thought to be inside. Indonesian officials believe the aircraft A320-200 may have climbed too fast to try to avoid a storm and stalled. The jet was flying from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore.

The plane's cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder were found last week.

A preliminary report on the crash is to be expected to be filed next week, although the full investigation will take months.

Divers entered the fuselage for the first time on Friday (23). Poor weather and difficult sea conditions have hampered the salvage operation since the main section of the aircraft was found.

by Hafsa Sabry

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